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Hello and welcome.

It's our number for the fourth and final hour of the Ben Mallor Show.

Today's edition of the Ben Mallor show,

we parsed the words of Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace

regarding the team's pursuit of a quarterback,

and to say Ryan Pace gave a vague answer,

that is the understatement of the year.

We've got that also password.

The word game of the stars coming your way.

All of it right now jam-packed in this hour of radio with limited commercial

interruption.

Here it is.

A hibernation situation.

Welcome in the beginning of another hour of the Ben Mather show.

We are in the air everywhere as we get on our soapbox, coast to coast,, border to border and beyond the vast and very powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from inside the theater, the theater of the mind.

So early this hour comes out of Soldier Field, the Bears, the Bears front of the mind. So early this hour comes out of Soldier Field, the Bears, the Bears front office,

they're holding a state of the team address, state of the team address, heading into

free agency.

Now, you might not care about the Chicago Bears, but they are one of the more fascinating

teams this offseason.

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